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SB 8.21.24

Devanāgarī

एतान् वयं विजेष्यामो यदि दैवं प्रसीदति । तस्मात् कालं प्रतीक्षध्वं यो नोऽर्थत्वाय कल्पते ॥ २४ ॥

Text

etān vayaṁ vijeṣyāmo yadi daivaṁ prasīdati tasmāt kālaṁ pratīkṣadhvaṁ yo no ’rthatvāya kalpate

Synonyms

etān—all these soldiers of the demigods;vayam—we;vijeṣyāmaḥ—shall gain victory over them;yadi—if;daivam—providence;prasīdati—is in favor;tasmāt—therefore;kālam—that favorable time;pratīkṣadhvam—wait until;yaḥ—which;naḥ—our;arthatvāyakalpate—should be considered in our favor.

Translation

Unless providence is in our favor, we shall not be able to gain victory. Therefore we must wait for that favorable time when our defeating them will be possible.

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